ARTVILNIUS'23

The art fair ArtVilnius’23 took place between October 13–15. This year, the fourteenth edition inhabited the three main halls and outdoor areas of the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo, covering 12,000 square meters in total and consisting of 70 art galleries/institutions and 300 artists from 18 countries.

In addition to the main programme of contemporary art galleries, ArtVilnius’23 also presented many other projects. Hall 4 hosted the ArtVilnius Project Zone curated by Valentinas Klimašauskas, showcasing exhibitions of institutions and artists. The sculptures, installations and performances of The Path, an exhibition curated by Vytenis Burokas, featured 16 artists and was on display throughout the entirety of the fair. Every year, ArtVilnius has a certain theme it wishes to highlight and this year’s theme is performativity. The context of the art fair provided an opportunity to look at the concept of performativity openly and creatively, discussing the broadest interpretations of this term.  During ArtVilnius’23, an international jury of art professionals and visitors selected the best galleries, artists and works of art.

AWARDS

During ArtVilnius’23, an international jury of art professionals and visitors selected the best galleries, artists and works of art.

BEST PARTICIPANTS:

  • Best Young Artist, under 35 (prize by Law Firm COBALT, patron of the fair) – Julija Skudutytė, presented by Užupio Meno Inkubatorius, Vilnius.
  • Best Artist (prize by Creme de la Creme) – Paulis Liepa, presented by Maksla XO, Ryga.
  • Best Sculpture/Installation (prize by Vipps MobilePay) – Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė, exhibition “Takas”.

BEST 7 GALLERIS (alphabetical order):

  •  5 MALŪNAI, VDA galerija (Vilnius)
  • Galerija Māksla XO (Riga)
  • Galerija MOrka (Vilnius)
  • The Room Art Gallery (Vilnius)
  • The Rooster Gallery (Vilnius)
  •  VDA Telšių galerija, (Telšiai)
  • Vilnius city gallery Meno niša (Vilnius)

BEST AUDIENCE AWARD PRIZES:

  • The ArtVilnius’23 Best Gallery Audience Prize – Tütar Gallery (Tallinn)
  •  ArtVilnius’23 Artist Audience Prize – Evelina Paukštytė, presented by GODÒ Gallery (Vilnius)

JURY:

–  Prof. Dr. Raminta Jurėnaitė, art critic, curator, compiler of the MO Museum collection;
–  Zane Onckule, curator and program director at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga;
–  Mirosława Bałazy, art historian, curator and coordinator of exhibitions and projects in the field of contemporary art, MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow;
–  Melanie Wagner, art historian, has worked in the art industry for over 25 years, since 2020, with Inés Lombardi as director at Georg Kargl Fine Arts in Vienna;
–  Andrius Remiševskis, founder and manager of a boutique chain Crème de la Crème Haute Parfumerie.